The Philippine Association for Counselor Education, Research and Supervision (PACERS) was established in March 6, 1976 in response to the need to gather together educators and researchers committed to the continual development of guidance and counseling practices in the Philippines.

Our Mission

The mission of PACERS is to take the lead in safeguarding the practice of counseling through counselor education, research, and supervision.

Our Vision

PACERS envisions to develop:

• professionally trained practicing counselors who are efficient and effective agents of development of counselees and supervisees;
• Counselors who are able to contribute to building new knowledge that has theoretical and practical significance to the profession;
• Counselors whose practice is guided by ethical standards of the profession; and
• Counselor education programs that sufficiently address the professional and personal development of their trainees.

Objectives

• To upgrade guidance and counseling services and programs through the advancement of conselor education, research and counselor supervision;
• To provide opportunities for continuing education of counselors through various formal and nonformal programs;
• To encourage professionalism in the practice and supervision of counseling through exchange, discussion and publication of research findings;
• To foster high standard of professional competence andethical behavior among counselor educators, researchers and supervisors through an effective monitoring and evaluation system.